Billiat for Lokomotiv Moscow

[Posted 02 Jul 2013][By Brighton Mupangavanhu]

Emerging Zimbabwean star and Ajax Cape Town talisman Khama Billiat has a chance to dance with destiny after history-rich Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow invited him for a trial period with the rest of the squad.

Moscow are currently camping in fellow European country Slovenia during the European off-season, and they have decided to fly Billiat directly to Slovenia from Cape Town for a 5-day trial period.

A South Africa-based agent with Russian connections Mickey Paiva has arranged the trials and has already sent a video package to the Russian club and it appears that the coach was impressed by what he saw and now needs to see the player in person to make a final decision on whether to sign the attacking midfielder.

"Khama is leaving today for a final assessment with Lokomotiv Moscow,” Paiva recently told KickOff.com.

“They have been very satisfied with the DVDs we have shown them and now it’s just to look at him close up.

“It will be a great move for the player because Lokomotiv are a club
with massive history – this will be a great chance for him.”

The player goes for trials with Moscow with his usual agent Edzai Kasinauyo's blessing, and Paiva is expecting a final outcome within five days.

“He will be there for four days and then we’ll see what they come up
with. I will then sit with Ajax Cape Town and his agent Edzai Kasinauyo,
who have been very cooperative in making this happen, to see what is
best for Khama,” Paiva added.

Billiat is no stranger to Europe, having trained with AJax Cape Town's parent club Ajax Amsterdam about a year ago, and received a report which indicated that he had a lot of potential, was given a training programme to follow as the Amsterdam club continued to monitor his progress.

It is hoped that Billiat will make the grade at Lokomotiv Moscow given his vast potential, ball skills and ability to link up with team mates.